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114 emergency number helps if you cannot communicate easily in France

The service is available via app, text, and online - but few people know about it

Can I call the emergency services in France with a UK mobile phone?

It is important to know how to call the emergency services in France, so we review how to do so with a UK phone

Growing strain on hospital emergency units in France, some closures

Tourist areas are under particular pressure. There are also increased strikes among emergency call responders

France trials triaging emergency 15 calls to assess if doctor attends

Less serious cases are to be seen by district nurses or urged to go to their GP - we look at why the emergency service is changing

French emergency services: Why it is now harder to reach 15 number

And the options you have if you have difficulty getting through

French government adopts plan for single emergency telephone number

Calls to the numbers 15, 17 and 18 will be grouped together in a centralised platform for a trial period of two years, while other combinations are also tested out

British woman rescued from flames after explosion in French house

Residents of the Aude village of Bellegarde-du-Razès were disturbed by the blast on Friday night, and rushed to help the woman, who suffered burns to her body

France to trial single emergency contact number from 2022

In France – along with the rest of the EU – you can already call 112 to access the emergency services, but contacting individual services is the preferred method for most people

Emergency numbers disrupted in France: Inquiry opened into 4 deaths

Many callers throughout France could not reach 15, 17, 18 or 112 yesterday evening. Up to four deaths are currently being investigated

Making 112 the only emergency number in France would be ‘an error’

The head of urgent ambulance service, the SAMU, says having separate numbers for emergency services provides a faster, more targeted response after MPs debate trialling a single number

Ruling MPs want one emergency phone number for all services

Having a single emergency phone number for France is part of a package of ideas for improving emergency services.

French first aid app is a real life-saver

A free mobile phone app that finds nearby first-aiders and defibrillators is helping to save the lives of people having heart attacks

Six dead as storm devastation continues in France

Six people have now died and one person is missing after severe flooding in southeast France, as the region suffered intense storms twice in just over a week.

French fire brigade completes epic ‘Tetris’ challenge

A French fire station has become the latest to take part in the “Tetris challenge” spreading across social media - using the entire contents of a fire engine, plus crew.

Emergency services exempt from French motorway tolls

Firefighters and police will finally no longer be charged to drive on motorways in France, almost two years after MPs voted to exempt them from payments, in October 2017.

Do you know which emergency number to dial ?

Boy, 5, saves mother’s life as he knew emergency number to dial

Can you call pompiers from UK?

I know the key French emergency telephone numbers, eg. 18 for the pompiers. What if I had to call them from the UK (for an elderly relative living there) – could I do it? G.G.

European victim helpline number 116 006 launches today

A new European-wide helpline number designed to offer victims direct access to professional support associations following crimes such as assault and rape has launched today (Tuesday December 4).

Urgent calls for single French emergency number

Ministers want to simplify the emergency number system

Helicopter rescues hiker from French mountain goat

An emergency helicopter was called by emergency services in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur this weekend to help rescue a man being attacked by a mountain goat.

Three-digit number that could save your life

Only four out of 10 people in France know the phone number that will allow them to call emergency services from anywhere in Europe

Emergency number

114 emergency number helps if you cannot communicate easily in France

Can I call the emergency services in France with a UK mobile phone?

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France to trial single emergency contact number from 2022

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French first aid app is a real life-saver

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